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Amol Rajan and guests rethink what falling fertility rates mean for Britain's future.

Amol Rajan and his guests look at why British birth rates have declined so much and ask if there'll be enough young people paying taxes to support our elderly in the future?

Amol Rajan and guests look at why British birth rates have declined so much. Can we - should we - try to reverse this and how will we pay for the health and care needs of our growing elderly population?  
 
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Prof Sarah Harper, Director and Clore Professor of Gerontology, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing 
  
Miatta Fahnbulleh, CEO, New Economics Foundation 
  
Robert Colvile, Director, Centre for Policy Studies 
  
David Runciman - Professor of Politics, University of Cambridge 
  
Presenter: Amol Rajan  
Producer: Rob Walker  
Editor: Kirsty Reid

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Amol Rajan and guests look at the facts and challenge assumptions about population change

Amol Rajan and his guests look at the facts about population change and challenge some of the long-held assumptions about demography.

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